The Northeastern Knights will head out on the road to square off against the Lapel Bulldogs at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Northeastern will be coming into the contest with an undefeated record on the line.
Last Saturday, Northeastern didn't have too much trouble with Knightstown as they won 67-48. Given the Knights' advantage in MaxPreps' Indiana basketball rankings (they are ranked 40th, while the Panthers are ranked 374th), the result wasn't entirely unexpected.
| 01/18/25 vs Knightstown | 23 |
| 12/27/24 @ Alexandria-Monroe | 12 |
| 02/06/24 vs Union County | 11 |
| 01/03/25 vs New Castle | 8 |
| 11/30/23 @ Centerville | 6 |
Northeastern's win was the result of several impressive offensive performances. One of the most notable came from Kaleb Moore, who went 7 for 8 from beyond the arc en route to 23 points. Those 23 points gave Moore a new career-high. Tre Vanlandingham was another key player, going 6 of 12 on his way to 18 points and three steals.
Meanwhile, it may have taken overtime to finish the job, but Lapel ultimately got the result they hoped for on Saturday. They walked away with a 53-44 victory over Connersville.
Lapel has also been performing well recently as they've won three of their last four games, which provided a nice bump to their 7-5 record this season. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 73.5 points per game. As for Northeastern, their win was their tenth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 15-0.
Northeastern couldn't quite finish off Lapel when the teams last played back in January of 2024 and fell 49-46. Can Northeastern avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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